2020 is only half way done and it feels like three years of massive world events have been crammed into six months.
For those who are having a tough time making sense of everything that is happening this year (and I include myself in this lot), I just want to say a few things.
Hang in there!
Be present! Even when things feel like it sucks.
Love yourself!
Let go of your growing fears, past guilt, and anxiety of the future for it is nothing we can do but take care of ourselves right now in the present.
Find ways to discover the silver lining to these difficult conversations we are having within us and with our friends and families.
Be honest with yourself: If the rat race is turning meaningless and you want to become essential to your community, now is the time to act.
If you’ve put your dreams and aspirations aside to pay the bills, now is the time to dust those off and see what creatively manifests from all of your senses.
That book you’ve wanted to write? Now is the perfect time to write it. That podcast you wanted to start? Now is the time to start recording.
Want to learn more on ways to help your community during these times? Even during various phases of lockdown, there are plenty of opportunities to volunteer and donate to help those in need.
If you need a day where you just want to lay in bed and rest, then let your loved ones know and do it. Turn off the news, shut down all notifications and make a point to show self-love by taking care of your mental and physical health.
Exercise, stretch, cook a nutritious meal, or take a small day trip (if things are open) to a special place in nature. Most of all, show kindness to yourself. All of these events are forcing us to face our shadow selves and make peace.
Easier said than done, but everyone is facing a form of shadow work in 2020. Even if until up to this point, you’ve only watched YouTube videos and cried into tubs of ice cream (which I’ve done more times that I’m willing to admit), take a moment to write out five things you are thankful for and feel it wash through your body with gratitude. Thank it and send it out into the universe. Seems like a small thing but I promise you, you are helping to raise the vibration of the earth and it’s helping.
It’s only July 2020 as I write this, but we have more living to do. More loving to give and receive. And more peace and prosperity to share within ourselves and to the world.
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